2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Ohio State Buckeyes logo.svg
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
2021–22 record8–2 (2–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaValue City Arena
Seasons
← 2020–21
2022–23 →
2021–22 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Michigan State 2 – 0   1.000 10 – 2   .833
No. 13 Ohio State 2 – 0   1.000 8 – 2   .800
Illinois 2 – 0   1.000 9 – 3   .750
Northwestern 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 2   .800
No. 3 Purdue 1 – 1   .500 11 – 1   .917
Minnesota 1 – 1   .500 10 – 1   .909
Indiana 1 – 1   .500 10 – 2   .833
No. 24 Wisconsin 1 – 1   .500 9 – 2   .818
Michigan 1 – 1   .500 7 – 4   .636
Rutgers 1 – 1   .500 5 – 5   .500
Maryland 0 – 1   .000 6 – 4   .600
Iowa 0 – 2   .000 9 – 3   .750
Penn State 0 – 2   .000 5 – 5   .500
Nebraska 0 – 2   .000 6 – 7   .462
† 2022 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of December 23, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represents The Ohio State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Chris Holtmann, in his fifth season with the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes play their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season[]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Buckeyes finished the 2020–21 season 21–10, 12–8 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place.[1] They defeated Minnesota, Purdue, and Michigan before losing to Illinois in overtime in the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the South region. However, they were upset in the First Round by No. 15-seeded Oral Roberts, ending their season.

Offseason[]

On October 14, 2020, the NCAA announced that all student-athletes in winter sports during the 2020–21 school year, including men's and women's basketball, would receive an extra year of athletic eligibility.[2] Seniors CJ Walker and Kyle Young were eligible to use the extra year. Walker chose to forgo the extra year while Young elected to remain with the team.[3][4]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Musa Jallow 2 G 6'5" 210 RS Junior Bloomington, IN Transferred to Charlotte
Duane Washington Jr. 4 G 6'3" 210 Junior Grand Rapids, MI Entered the 2021 NBA draft
CJ Walker 13 G 6'1" 195 RS Senior Indianapolis, IN Graduated
Ibrahima Diallo 15 C 6'10" 220 Sophomore Saly, Senegal Transferred to San Jose State
Jansen Davidson Jr. 40 G 5'11" 190 Senior Kettering, OH Graduated

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Cedric Russell 2 G 6'2" 190 Graduate Student Alexandria, LA Transferred from Louisiana. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Joey Brunk 50 C 6'11" 255 Graduate Student Indianapolis, IN Transferred from Indiana. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Jamari Wheeler 55 G 6'1" 170 Senior Live Oak, FL Transferred from Penn State. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.

2021 Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Malaki Branham
#4 SG 		Akron, OH St. Vincent–St. Mary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 22, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Kalen Etzler
#21 PF 		Convoy, OH Crestview 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 12, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2022 recruiting class[]

Roster[]

2021–22 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Meechie Johnson Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Garfield Heights HS Cleveland, Ohio
G 1 Jimmy Sotos 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Bucknell Elk Grove Village, Illinois
G 2 Cedric Russell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Louisiana Alexandria, Louisiana
G 3 Eugene Brown III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Southwest DeKalb HS Conyers, Georgia
F 10 Justin Ahrens 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Versailles HS Versailles, Ohio
F 14 Justice Sueing Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr California Honolulu, Hawaii
G 22 Malaki Branham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr St. Vincent–St. Mary HS Columbus, Ohio
F 23 Zed Key 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Long Island Lutheran HS Bay Shore, New York
F 24 Kalen Etzler Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Crestview HS Van Wert, Ohio
F 25 Kyle Young 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Jackson HS Canton, Ohio
F 31 Seth Towns Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Harvard Columbus, Ohio
F 32 E. J. Liddell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Belleville HS Belleville, Illinois
F 42 Harrison Hookfin (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Lebanon HS Cincinnati, Ohio
C 50 Joey Brunk 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) GS Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana
G 55 Jamari Wheeler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Penn State Live Oak, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Roster[5]

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhbition
November 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		No. 17 Indianapolis W 82–46 
 15 – Brown III   9 – Tied   3 – Tied  Value City Arena (8,302)
Columbus, OH
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 17 Akron W 67–66  1–0
  25 – Liddell   11 – Liddell   3 – Tied  Value City Arena (11,947)
Columbus, OH
November 12, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		No. 17 Niagara W 84–74  2–0
  29 – Liddell   7 – Tied   6 – Wheeler  Value City Arena (9,749)
Columbus, OH
November 15, 2021*
6:30 p.m., BTN 		No. 19 Bowling Green
Fort Myers Tip-Off campus site-game 		W 89–58  3–0
  13 – Tied   9 – Key   5 – Wheeler  Value City Arena (9,808)
Columbus, OH
November 18, 2021*
6:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 19 at Xavier
Gavitt Tipoff Games 		L 65–71  3–1
  17 – Liddell   8 – Brown III   6 – Wheeler  Cintas Center (10,379)
Cincinnati, OH
November 22, 2021*
6:00 p.m., FS1 		vs. No. 21 Seton Hall
Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division semifinals 		W 79–76  4–1
  28 – Liddell   8 – Young   3 – Tied  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500)
Fort Myers, FL
November 24, 2021*
8:30 p.m., FS1 		vs. No. 23 Florida
Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division Championship 		L 68–71  4–2
  23 – Liddell   5 – Young   3 – Ahrens  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500)
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2021*
9:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 1 Duke
ACC-Big Ten Challenge 		W 71–67  5–2
  20 – Key   14 – Liddell   6 – Liddell  Value City Arena (18,809)
Columbus, OH
December 5, 2021
7:30 p.m., BTN 		at Penn State W 76–64  6–2
(1–0) 		 16 – Young   7 – Young   9 – Wheeler  Bryce Jordan Center (9,128)
University Park, PA
December 8, 2021*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 21 W 85–74  7–2
  18 – Young   9 – Key   5 – Wheeler  Value City Arena (9,472)
Columbus, OH
December 11, 2021
12:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 21 No. 22 Wisconsin W 73–55  8–2
(2–0) 		 28 – Liddell   14 – Young   5 – Wheeler  Value City Arena (13,856)
Columbus, OH
December 18, 2021*
5:15 p.m., CBS 		No. 15 vs. No. 21 Kentucky
CBS Sports Classic 		Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Ohio State T-Mobile Arena 
Las Vegas, Nevada
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 14 UT Martin Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Ohio State Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
December 28, 2021*
6:30 p.m., BTN 		No. 13 New Orleans Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Ohio State Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
January 2, 2022
8:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 13 at Nebraska       Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
January 6, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS1 		at Indiana       Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
January 9, 2022
 BTN 		Northwestern       Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
January 13, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Wisconsin       Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
January 16, 2022
 BTN 		Penn State       Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
January 22, 2022
2:15 p.m./4:30 p.m., BTN 		Nebraska       Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Minnesota       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 30, 2022
12:00 p.m., CBS 		at Purdue       Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 3, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1 		Iowa       Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
February 6, 2022
1:00 p.m., CBS 		Maryland       Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., BTN 		at Rutgers       Rutgers Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
February 12, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		at Michigan
Rivalry 		      Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 15, 2022
8:30 p.m., BTN 		Minnesota       Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
February 19, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		Indiana       Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
February 24, 2022
9:00 p.m., FS1 		at Illinois       State Farm Center 
Champaign, IL
February 27, 2022
4:00 p.m., CBS 		at Maryland       Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
March 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		Michigan State       Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
March 7, 2022
12:30 p.m., FOX 		Michigan
Rivalry 		      Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
March 2022
TBD 		vs. TBD       Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[6]

Rankings[]

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final 
AP 17 19 RV RV 21 15 14 13 Not released 
Coaches т17 т17^ RV RV 22 15 13

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References[]

  1. ^ "Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule 2020–21". ESPN. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "DI Council extends eligibility for winter sport student-athletes" (Press release). NCAA. October 14, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  3. ^ Lind, Andrew (12 April 2021). "Ohio State Guard C.J. Walker Declares For NBA Draft". Sports Illustrated.
  4. ^ Dooley, Josh. "Kyle Young is coming back to OSU for his basketball PhD, and we're all winners for it". Land-Grant Holy Land.
  5. ^ "2021–21 Roster". Ohio State Athletics.
  6. ^ "Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio State Athletics.
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